Wellcare: 2023 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards

Per changes in the SSI federal benefit rate (FBR) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI), certain Medicaid income and resource standards are adjusted beginning each January. Many states offer, for example, categorical eligibility to individuals who are not receiving SSI but who meet the financial eligibility requirements of the program, as authorized by section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(I) of the Social Security Act (“the Act”).